Serge Bloch, the witty author and illustrator of Butterflies in My Stomach, Reach for the Stars and You Are What You Eat brings his readers a touch of Christmas joy. Everyone's a little snowed under preparing for the festive season: a storm is brewing and there's fear Santa might get stuck at the North Pole. But all it takes is a little decking the halls and trimming the tree to have everyone lighting up with joy. Bloch's humour and unique art, which combines photographs and charming line drawings, help make Christmas very merry, indeed.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Title of 2011 In Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion?, readers follow a man who wishes not to be followed, a man who, after a series of personal and professional disasters, finds himself lying on a rain-soaked road in the desolate, treeless Faroe Islands, population only a few thousand, a wad of bills in his pocket and no memory of how he had come to be there. From there, Brage Award-winning author and playwright Johan Harstad's debut novel--previously published to great success in eleven countries with its first English-language appearance in June 2011--tells the story of Mattias, a thirty-something gardener living in Stavanger, Norway, whose idol is Buzz Aldrin, second man on the moon: the man who was willing to stand in Neil Armstrong's shadow in order to work, diligently and humbly, for the success of the Apollo 11 mission. Through Harstad's "delectably light but nonetheless impactful prose . . . [t]he novel's finest moments wrap you up in communion with Mattias, as if you are spending a quiet afternoon with an old friend, chatting but mostly thinking" (Three Percent). Surrounded by a vivid and memorable cast of characters--aspiring pop musicians, Caribbean-obsessed psychologists, death-haunted photographers, girls who dream of anonymous men falling in love with them on bus trips, and even Buzz Aldrin himself--"Harstad combines formal play and linguistic ferocity with a searing emotional directness" (Dedi Felman, Words Without Borders) to bring Mattias to the realization that he cannot always blend into the background.

Enjoy this secret baby book by Best-selling billionaire romance author Michelle Love.... I'm marrying the wrong woman, while the right one secretly carries my love child. I never wanted things to turn out this way. I never wanted to be the guy who sleeps with his assistant and knocks her up, and then pays her off to keep it quiet. Except, here I am doing just that. It's breaking Cheyenne's heart and seeing her in pain breaks mine. I got her into this mess. I needed a political marriage. Marrying Crystal means more money, influence, and respect for my family. Breaking the engagement to marry Cheyenne means a lawsuit and scandal-especially when people find out why. And they will. If Crystal's good at anything, it's cold-blooded revenge. But a chance at life and a family with Cheyenne may just be worth facing it.

"Morgan is a masterful storyteller…. For fans of Jojo Moyes, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Stacey Ballis. —Booklist What happens if the only Christmas celebration you want to attend is one you haven't been invited to? USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan delights with this hilarious and heartwarming Christmas cracker of a novel! A family gathering This Christmas the Miller siblings have one goal—to avoid their well-meaning family’s endless stream of prying questions. Ross, Alice and Clemmie have secrets that they don’t intend to share, and they are relying on each other to deflect attention. An uninvited guest Lucy Clarke is facing a Christmas alone and the prospect of losing her job. Unless she can win a major piece of business from Ross Miller, the season promises to be anything but festive. She’ll just deliver her proposal to his family home and then leave. After all, she wouldn’t want to intrude on the Miller family’s perfect Christmas. A Christmas to remember When Lucy appears on the Miller family’s snow-covered Highland doorstep, she's mistaken for Ross’s girlfriend. By the time the confusion is cleared up, they're snowed in—she can’t leave, even if she wants to! But does she want to? As secrets spill out like presents from an overstuffed stocking and the chemistry between her and Ross ignites, this is going to be either Lucy's worst Christmas ever or the best mistake of her life. Don't miss USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan's next cozy beach read, The Summer Swap, where a widow's plan to spend the summer in Cape Cod is upended by an unexpected guest and a secret that could change everything... Get lost in more captivating stories by Sarah Morgan: The Summer Swap - Coming May 2024! The Book Club Hotel The Island Villa Snowed In For Christmas Beach House Summer

After the death of his brother, Robert not only becomes Viscount Landers, but also gives up his army career and agrees to marry his brother's beautiful fiancé to ensure the succession. When he's snowed in for Christmas with his shrewish betrothed and her attractive but practical cousin, Eleanor Carlisle, Robert realises he's engaged to the wrong woman. Eleanor, the impoverished daughter of a disgraced army captain, has loved her cousin's handsome and dashing fiancé from afar, until all three are stranded together.As the temperature plunges, the heat is on Viscount Landers to untangle the ties of duty and the wishes of the heart.

Wolf shifter and former black ops mercenary Hawke Stevens doesn’t do Christmas—not anymore. And he absolutely doesn’t do damsels in distress crashing onto his property in the middle of a blizzard. Give her a ride? Hell no. With her innocent blue eyes and rail-me-senseless elf costume, that girl is nothing but trouble. Sweet, sexy trouble that leaves him aching for a taste of what’s hidden under those candy-cane-striped tights… Maddie Lockwood will not miss another Lockwood family Christmas—not after spending last year’s holiday season in the hospital. But a storm puts her travel plans on ice, stranding at the secluded mountain cabin of a cocky, sexy-as-sin recluse who makes the Grinch look like a teddy bear. If only his filthy mouth didn’t make her so hot… As the blizzard rages on, all Hawke wants for Christmas is to wipe that good-girl smile off Maddie’s face. All Maddie wants is to punch Hawke in the snowballs. But Santa? He’s got something else in store for the naughty wolf and his nice little elf…

Stranded together for the holidays… with one chance to heal the past. Ending up snowbound with her ex for Christmas is a shock for Liv Butler—especially when she learns Zane Harris secretly adopted their child. While Liv longs to know the daughter she was forced to give up as a teen, Zane’s girls are his priority, and the widower doesn’t trust Liv to stay after the snow clears. But could she be just what his family needs? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

Peri Bell planned to host the perfect Christmas at her upstate cabin until her argumentative, stern, hulking, stupidly-handsome co-owner appears unexpectedly. A freak overnight snowstorm has them trapped together in the cabin until Christmas. Will the snow melt in time or will Peri have to spend Christmas trapped with her number-one enemy / very secret crush? Featuring Enemies-to-lovers Forced proximity Grumpy / Sunshine Snowed in Stern Brunch Daddy vibes Log cabin in the woods Dog BFF Christmas hijinks Spicy scenes "Good girl"

Seventeen-year-old Erich is a prisoner of war working at a northern Alberta logging camp. Twelve-year-old Max goes to school—reluctantly—in the nearby town. The two would be unlikely friends, except that neither has anyone else to turn to. At the height of World War II, nobody wants to befriend a German. It doesn’t matter that Erich was forced into the military by his father, or that Max was proudly born in Canada. They are both easy targets for the locals’ grief and anger against the Nazis. The other prisoners are no more welcoming, distrustful of Erich’s perfect English and his dislike for Nazism. Still, when a series of accidents shake the logging camp, they pressure Erich to question the Canadians and find the saboteur—even if his questions get him into trouble. Caught between angry prisoners and suspicious captors, Erich is afraid to take any action at all. It is only when Max’s schoolyard tormentors cross a dangerous line that Erich realizes that his real loyalties lie not with a regime or a country, but with his friend.

A snowy night, a warm cabin, and a boy who hears the Christmas story for the first time?beginning with creation and ending with Jesus’ resurrection. Ruth Bell Graham’s timeless holiday story is a delightful read during the Advent season. In a magnificent blend of a contemporary setting with the history of God’s redeeming love, Ruth Bell Graham has created a wonderful and unique version of the Christmas story that shares the true meaning of the Christmas season. With exquisite illustrations by renowned artist Richard Jesse Watson, One Wintry Night is the perfect gift for the young and the young at heart. This classic Christmas storybook is A perfect holiday read-aloud with children ages 5 to 9; A retelling of the traditional Christmas story including biblical elements from the life of Jesus; A way to open conversation about why we needed a savior and the importance of Jesus’ birth; and A great stocking stuffer or gift for Christmas, Advent, or other holidays. Gather around your loved ones to share this timeless classic and the true Christmas story. "Ruth Bell Graham has written the perfect Christmas book . . . . With imaginative, stunning pictures, it is a book children and adults will love." ? Barbara Bush